Valmiki Ramayana 3.1.19
पूजनीयः च मान्यः च राजा दण्डधरो गुरुः ।इन्द्रस्य एव चतुर्भागः प्रजा रक्षति राघव॥
pūjanīyaḥ ca mānyaḥ ca rājā daṇḍadharo guruḥ |indrasya eva caturbhāgaḥ prajā rakṣati rāghava ||
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